We, economists from around the world, support essential workers’ and their trade unions’ demands for a reform of EU public procurement rules that strengthens collective bargaining and improves working conditions in labour-intensive sectors such as cleaning, security and food services. The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the critical economic value of outsourced workers in sectors such as| UNI Europa
UNI Europa and CoESS, the social partners in the private security sector, have emitted a joint declaration on Public Procurement and Collective Bargaining. Oliver Roethig, Regional Secretary of UNI Europa, said: “Competition should be about doing things better, not about cutting corners. When companies compete for public tenders, they should not be incentivised to drive| UNI Europa
BRUSSELS, 1 October 2024 – Today, 1,000 essential workers – cleaners, security guards and food service employees – from nine European countries rallied in Brussels, demanding that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen act to improve pay and conditions for millions of workers through procurement reform. Workers, trade union leaders and members of the| UNI Europa
Public money should be used to ensure good conditions and fair competition in the cleaning sector. UNI Europa and EFCI – the EU social partners in the industrial cleaning sector – have teamed up to call on the European Commission for action to this end. In their joint statement, they stress the need to move| UNI Europa
Brussels, 19 June 2023 EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope have united to raise concerns about the potential threats posed by the current public procurement rules in the EU to the social and economic right…| EFFAT - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
